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Morgan County

Morgan County was created by Act of Dec. 10, 1807 from Baldwin County. It was named for Gen. Daniel Morgan (1736-1802), a native of N.J. ´Exactly fitted for the toils and pomp of war,´ he served with distinction on Benedict Arnold´s expedition to Quebec in 1776-6, commanded the riflemen at Saratoga in 1777 and defeated Tarleton at Cowpens in 1781. After the War he served two terms in Congress. First county officers of Morgan County, commissioned January 14, 1808, were: Joseph White, Sheriff; John Nesbitt, Clk. Sup. Ct.; Isham S. Fannen, Clk. Inf. Ct.; Daniel Sessions, Surveyor; Miles Gibbs, Coroner.

GHM 104-6 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1956

Morgan County

Type of Marker: Highway Marker #: GHM 104-6 Date: 1956 Sponsor: Georgia Historical Commission

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